Cyanobacteria-containing biofilms from a Mayan monument in Palenque, Mexico
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...The state of conservation of building materials and their maintenance seems to also affect bioreceptivity (Ortega-Calvo et al., 1995; Ramirez et al., 2010; Jim and Chen, 2011)....
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...Ramirez et al. (2010) reported that strong seasonal changes in rainfall and relative humidity defined a strict cyanobacterial growth sequence on a Mayanmonument in Palenque (Mexico), although bioreceptivity was also an important factor in the development of microorganisms....
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...Algae Aesthetic and chemical deterioration Biofilm formation; color alteration; black crust formation; [18,21,31,32]...
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...1 Photoautotrophs Cyanobacteria Aesthetic and chemical deterioration Biofilm formation; color alteration; patina formation; crust formation; bioweathering as a consequences of calcium uptake, precipitation of calcium salt and formation of secondary minerals [17-23]...
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...Biofilms growing on lithic surfaces of monuments have been intensively studied over recent decades since there is growing concern for the preservation of cultural heritage (de la Torre et al. 1993; Gaylarde and Morton 1999; Ramirez et al. 2010)....
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...Ramírez et al. ( 2010 ) , who studied buildings at Palenque, another archaeological site in Mexico, described the three-dimensional structure and distribution on rock, stucco and concrete of photosynthetic microorganisms in the bio fi lms dominated by the desiccation-tolerant Scytonema guyanense…...
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...However, their strategies to overcome the dry season appear to be different (Büdel 1999; Rindi and Guiry 2002)....
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"Cyanobacteria-containing biofilms f..." refers methods in this paper
...Fluorescence of photosynthetic pigments was used to compare the architecture of the biofilms and determine morphospecies, the depth at which they thrive, and whethers they were alive (Roldán et al. 2004; De los Rı́os and Ascaso 2005; Horat et al. 2006)....
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...results are comparable with those of extreme habitats ranging from Antarctic communities (Büdel et al. 2008) to deserts (Garcia-Pichel and Belnap 1996; Wynn-Williams 2000)....
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...These results are comparable with those of extreme habitats ranging from Antarctic communities (Büdel et al. 2008) to deserts (Garcia-Pichel and Belnap 1996; Wynn-Williams 2000)....
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